Oppenheimer: I did it — Who am I?

Oppenheimer: I did it — Who am I?

The movie “Oppenheimer” is much in talk across globe now days. There are discussions around and retrospective outlook on his statement to Einstein “I did it”. But more than that his spoken words from the Hindu book “Bhagwat Geeta”, where he cites about Lord Vishnu says to deluded warrior Arjun that “I have become death the destroyer of the world”. Above all this shows his inner conscious on the after effect of nuke — the bomb.

I set this preface for the very concept of “I”, and the age-old quest for the very question “Who am I”.

As per the same Hindu book, lord also tells that the real self is a non-doer; all the doing is from and by the nature only, but the assumption of this I out of self-ego delude the humans.

But the real question of “Who am I?” is very fascinating to me. Many also talk and discuss about it in other ways like what remains after death i.e., if there “I” exist which reincarnate or resuscitate etc. etc. etc.

And there is the answer which comes from going deeper on the same Hindu philosophy comes from various ancient scripture like Veda, Upanishad, Purana, etc. etc. also later cases from Buddhism and other schools of thoughts like Vedanta etc.

As for example, the founder of (non-dual) Vedanta philosophy “Adi Shankaracharya” talked about the five externals i.e., tangible shells of the body (Mana, Prana, Senses, subtle and gross body) before entering intangible realm. Each shell has its own assumption of self-i.e., That “I”.

Starting with most outer shell that is biological body or gross body, to which one is conscious called “Mana” in Sanskrit or “Mind” in English (although not a good match) is taken at the core of the physical consciousness. This “Mana” is also called the cause of outer tangible world; in various Upanishad and following philosophies.

In my opinion, the sense of being or “I” is there as long as this tangible world is out there, otherwise without that world there is no sensibility of “I”. Therefore, whatever is there with self that perceive this tangible world have the egotist approach for “I”.

“Sky is vast because of various identification on the things in it. If you remove those identifications, it is nothing but nothing or empirically Zero.”

So, what destroy and what remains after the death another big question, and that will also decide what world is perceived with that remains — if there is any, which almost every philosophy in fall of Veda and Upanishad linage believe “IS”.

Taking the verses from “Bhagvat Geeta” again, on this, its describe two paths or vehicle through which this “IS” goes after death, one is called Moonpath (per say in English), and second is Sunpath (per say in English). In former case this “IS” return and in later never return.

And same is elaborated in subsequent verses like those are under influence of darkness or in pure light.

The better interpretation of this is that the one on “Moonpath” is still in confined body of “Mind or “Mana”, as Moon in various scriptures represent “Mana”, therefore return. Although the second case where everything dissolves in supreme conscious (brahman) loses all “I” and not returns.

“To be noted that is about “I” not “IS” that is still fundamental and sometime in scripture represent “brahman” — the only existence.”

Same is philosophical part of “Karma” and “Moksha” or Nirvana in Buddhism”. The Karma is about the thing which bound the “IS for I”, for birth-rebirth, and one who attain highest enlightenment is said to be able to free from “karma” and attain “Moksha” or “Nirvana”

So, “Who am I” and “What I did” — Indeed Big question for human growth to next stage after homosapiens ??????

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